i am beyond stoked to share in partnership w/@sandypuggames.bsky.social, i'm releasing 24 illustrations from THE EXQUISITE CORPSE IN MAGGOTS' KEEP under CC by 4.0 licensing! find them in a folder in my existing CC by 4.0 drive, accompanied by pre-written alt-text for every piece. jnbutler.art#ccla

Just hanging out burning things, like one does. www.tumblr.com/asexual-thot...

In 2026 I hope to claw my company back to sustainability. I have incurred some corporate debt and need to make more games for folks to buy!

For all those who made it through 2025; may you persevere in 2026.

The Scrungaloids are now available! Happy New Years! cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...

Assez proche, je crois

American friends; if you want a hardcopy of After the War or Once More Into the Void, I encourage you to buy it soon from our friends at @ipr.bsky.social as there is no guarantee our sales numbers are enough to keep them in stock in 2026. www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Genesi...

The one silver lining to the absurdity of modern copyright law is that it forces us to pay attention to more historical media including some classic literature. I never considered digging into The Sound and the Fury or A Farewell to Arms till it started entering the public domain.

FWIW, I've never had a year typify "You do not rise to the level of your goals, you fail to the level of your systems" more than 2025. Emotionally and energy wise --fires and fascism factored in -- I've never been more punched out. But I worked and lined up more work based on old habits saving me.

I must say that it is a blessed relief to have the words flow like water and the game design fall into place. The Dragon's Dungeon is looking good.

Never skip the press proof before the final print run. You'll always catch something in the demo book or zine that you'd regret seeing in the final product.

Have read the transcript, the content of this video looks absolutely vital as a historical document and broader exploration of the Indie ttrpg design community. Thank you @aavoigt.bsky.social and all your interviewees.

There are so many industry friends I just won't get to meet in the next few years despite them living in our neighbouring country It has me heartbroken some days. It's genuinely too unsafe. Please bear that in mind as you plan events in the USA. So many more of us legitimately can't go now

Another excellent post from @seraphimseraphina.bsky.social and I absolutely agree that the more nuanced approach for inquiry is valuable. I tend to find "support" less as a moral judgement and more as a way of communicating how much design effort has been directed towards facilitating x playstyle.

I've been thinking a lot about Batfam headcanons, cozy roleplay in D&D, and what it means to assert whether or not a game supports a certain kind of play. So I wrote down my thoughts and turned them into an inaugural post on my new itch blog! seraphim-seraphina.itch.io/my-blog/devl...

Sometimes you just need to put pen to paper. Buying a random cheap notebook and pen has gotten me a ton of productivity for cheap.

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals radmad.substack.com/p/sick-of-th...

This is literally a holiday-themed missile strike. It is as insane as it sounds and should be front-page news.

One of the most innovative CRPGs of all time, Disco Elysium, is free on the Epic Game Store today. Strongly recommend people check this out if they haven't yet. It has ACAB, class conflict, socialism (complimentary), liberalism (not complimentary), no combat (though there is one violent scene)

Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social is the owner and primary employee of Genesis of Legend Publishing. He acts as a game designer, writer, editor, layout professional, and lover of coffee. breakoutcon.com/articles/202... #breakoutcon #tabletopgames #rpg #ttrpg #rpgcommunity #tabletopgaming

Magic of Inventorying... A roleplaying game to declutter your loot and banish encumbrance forever! mailchi.mp/grumpybearst... #TTRPG #MarieKondo

please let “bugs bunnying” become the slang for manipulating an LLM into ignoring its guardrails, i have never seen a more succinct and evocative term for it

Despite the cover printing fumbles, I have to say that Songfall Survivors does match visually quite well with After the War.

Art friends; this looks both beautiful and evil. sarahrenaeclark.com/colour-cube-...

I accidentally watched a 2 hour video essay on the private equity collapse of Joann. If you are a fabric nerd (such as @megueyb.bsky.social ) I suspect you might appreciate the research work done by this noble youtuber. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VJx...

So Epimas is in a week, and the gift I most want for the holiday is to see the number of followers on this to hit 666: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw... I think it's possible. I believe in the power! To help it along, for the next week, I'm doing an Advent of Swords.

"Oh, I will make a cute little OSR-ish game. Nice and small in scope". As I develop an 8 chapter outline for the book....

BOOM! 10x funded. 4 days remain. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...

The latest episode of the #RPGDesignPanelcast is up where @megueyb.bsky.social and Meri Baker discuss how to design games with loved-ones. This panel is from 2024 but is just as good today. genesisoflegend.podbean.com/e/episode-38...

By the gods. It took me 30 minutes to find out where you set how text wraps around an object in the new Affinity. It used to have a super obvious icon!

The Tier 3 Demons in Daggerheart are fabulous. The Demon of Avarace says that attacks against are with disadvantage unless you give it several handfuls of gold. It uses that gold to do more damage and can spend it to spotlight allies.

I am currently trying to set up the proper structure for Lonely Timbers - Tire Toi Une Bûche using more classical design principles and older typefaces. Even after shrinking the margins it stills looks too elegant for a corporate business manual. I need to make it uglier!

As a crew of DJs, breakers, MCs, and graffiti writers, your art helps you heal & deal with the stress of life, but that same art can do more. It can move those around you. It can shake up the system. Grab the Five Fires (Ashcan Edition) #ttrpg and you can change the world! thoughtcrimegames.it...

I am now back into winter acclimatization mode. Feels like -21c with the wind and hats are optional.

Shop Native! www.underscore.news/culture/shop...

can't wait to see all the news pieces of border states going "where are all the Canadians? why aren't they coming? i know: they must want more discounts"

Want to pick up a print copy of Once More Into the Void that includes a PDF? You buy a copy from your local FLGS or ask them to order one for you via ACD or Indie Press Revolution. You can also buy direct from our friends at @ipr.bsky.social www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Once-M... (20% off!)

Want to pick up a copy of Once More Into the Void, but money is tight? You can buy a PDF copy of the game over at DriveThruRPG with all revenue going to the designer, @temporalhiccup.bsky.social for these PDF sales. It also happens to be on sale! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4... #IndieRPG

You know what tells you a lot about a society? Our LAWS. What do we punish? Do we enforce them fairly? Do we think our laws are just? So of course I made world-building game about that… arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/48...

The battle guide formula in Daggerheart is lovely.

11 Days Remain. $8,250 till we hit the last stretch goal, at which point every backer gets the PDF of our creator's guide to PBTA, An Apocalypse of Infinite Games, the moment it's ready. Wanna be among the first to see? Here's your chance! #ttrpg #pbta #AW3rd www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...

And here is one of the many excellent aspects of 4th edition on display in Daggerheart. They present adversary types based on functional purposes: such as bruisers, hordes, leaders, minions, ranged, skulks and socials, solos and standards. Lovely to see this helpful tech brought forward.

Oh, cute. Daggerheart also basically explains juggling multiple plot arcs in a way that basically repackaged Primetime Adventures in this context.

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

With Lonely Timbers out for editing I can turn my mind to the missions for After the War, as well as my newer projects such as the Dragon's Dungeon or Broken Orbits. It is lovely to actually see some progress.

I feel that most folks don't have tiers of winter coats. I have a London-weight coat leather jacket, Toronto-weight coat, and full arctic parka depending on local conditions. It's -18c so I am only at my medium coat.

Ok, the death moves in Daggerheart are lovely. You can always choose whether to avoid death (with consequences), double or nothing by risking it all, or go out in a blaze of glory.

The inclusion of a page that explicitly explains the steps of a 4 hour session zero in Daggerheart is another good touch.

"What do we risk when we play?" Contributor @seraphimseraphina.bsky.social interrogates the path of her life through a joyfully violent larp that radically reframes safety and risk.

ADHD pals; Here is an impulse buy that is awesome and has helped my spouse. www.anti-planner.com